Hydraulic irrigating-machine.



P. 1. STAL'EC.

HYDRAULlC IRRIGATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. mm.

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Patented Oct. 5,1915.

P. J. STALEC.

HYDRAULIC IRRIGATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-20.1914.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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By QMW P. J. STALEC. HYDRAULlC IRR IGATI NG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. 1914. 1,156,024. Patented Oct. 5,1915.

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APPLICATION FILED APR-20.1914.

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UlTITED STATESPATENT PAULJQ. sTALEc, or sEa'rrLE, wasnnvsron. i E

To all whom it may concern v 1 Be it known that I, PAUL J. STA nc, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing. at Seattle,

in the county of King and State of WVashington, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hydraulic Irrigating- Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements-in hydraulic machines which are adapted for use in the operation of raising water from a river or other body of water to irrigate adjacent land, and the object of my improvements is to provide hydraulic mechanisms which shall be adapted to operate efficiently to raise water from a lower level to a higher level and which shall be simple in its plan of construction, reliable in its operation and adapted to be operated by any convenient source of power. I attain this object by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 is a view in vertical mid-section of a structure embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a view of the same in cross-section on broken lines 00, w ofFig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view of the same in cross-section on broken line y, y of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the same in cross-section on broken line 2, a of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of a propulsion screw embodied in my invention; Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the screw shownin Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a view in vertical section of a detail of my invention; Fig. 8 is a view inperspective of a detail of my invention; Fig. 9 is a view in vertical section on broken line a, a1of Fig. 1, showing certain packing members that are associated with the main shaft of my machine; Fig. 10 is a view in perspective'of a portion of the base frame of the same; Figs. 11 and 12 are views in perspective of details of my invention; Figs. 13 and 14 are plan views of details of my invention; and Figs 15, 16 and 17 are sectionalv views of modified forms of various parts of my machine.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, 15, 16 and 17 are three superposed sections of a machine embodyin my invention which sections 15, 16 and 1 are secured together by bolts 14 that extend through suitable flanges provided on such sections, and 18 is a helicoidal water propelling screw that is disposed to fit within an innermost casing 19 of the lowermost section 17 and is secured to a shaft 20 that is'adapted DnA nIc rnnrearme ivmcniivu.

I Specification of Letters Batent i to be rotated by bevel gears 21, 21 that-are connected by another shaft 22 with a suitable source of power (not shown) wherebythe screw '18 may be rotated at a high velocity within the casing 19. p Upon the lowermost end of the screw 18 is formed an integral plate'23 that is provided withsuitable holes'24c, as more clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 6, through which water may enter, the'plate'23 being disposed 'at a slight distance above the bottom 25 of the section 17 and such bottom 25 being provided with suitable holes 26 that are adapted to register with the holes 24: at certain times during the revolution of the plate 23 to permit water to pass upwardly holes 24 and 26 to the screw 18. p I The top end of the'screw 18'is provided with an enlarged integral head portion 27 that is formed with suitable discharge passageways 28 through which water may be discharged and'such enlargedportion 27 is disposed to rest lightly upon the top of the inner casing 19, as more clearly shown in Fig. 1, in order that no water that has been dischargedmay find its way backinto the screw 18.

Thesection 17 is adapted to be secured to any'suitable form of base, as the base 29 that is more clearly shown in Fig. 10, and in the accompanying drawings the lower portion of such section 17 is shown to be submerged in water whereby when the screw through I such 7 f Patented 0011.5,19151 Applicationfiled-Apri120,1914. Serial No. 833,193. 9

18 is rotated at ahigh velocity, in the direc tion'indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, water will be drawn in through the holes 26 and 24: and after passing the length of the screw will be discharged through the openings 28 into a passageway 30 that is provided in the wallsof the lowermost section 17 the open ings-28 beingof a spiral shape and adapted a discharge pipe 36 which may extend to any point to whichit is desired to conduct water.

The shaft 20 extends downwardly through the bottom 'ofthe section 17 and thence through .a bearing 37 formed in the base portion of the machine and the lower end of such shaft is disposed to rest on a bearing plate 38 that is secured to a cross-bar 39 to form a thrust bearing for such shaft, the cross-bar 39 being adapted to be raised or lowered by threaded vertical shafts 40 and 41 that are articulated by pivots 42 with each end thereof and extend upwardly through brackets 43 that are secured to the side of the section 17, the shafts each being provided with a handwheel 44 that is adapted to screw down on the top of the brackets 43 and the shafts 41 each being provided with a similar handwheel 45 that is adapted to screw upwardly against the lower side of such bracket 43, the purpose of having two shafts 40 and 41 on each end of the bar 39 being to take up any play that may exist in and about the pivots 42 and more rigidly to support the shaft 20.

The cross-bar 39 is further steadied in its position by passing between downwardly projecting studs 46 that are secured at suitable points to cross-bars 47 which form a portion of the base 29 of the machine the studs 46 being secured at their lower ends to a plate 48, more clearly shown in Fig.1, and the shafts 40 on each side of the machine are provided on their top ends with pointers 49 that are adapted to point to graduated scales 50 that are secured on each side of the section 17 whereby the amount of raising or lowering of each end of the bar 39 may be accurately determined.

The section 16 is formed with passageways 33 on opposite sides, as shown in Fig. 1, there being openings between the walls that form the passageways 33 within which openings are disposed the gearwheels 21 and suitable bearing blocks 51 for the shaft 20.

The bearing blocks 51, more clearly shown in Fig. 9, are provided with recesses 52 on opposite sides of the shaft 20 to receive packing members 53, more clearly shown in Fig. 8, which packing members 53 are formed of suitable material and are secured by dovetail joints to the enlarged end 54 of ascrew threaded adjusting shaft 55, which adjusting shaft 55 extends outwardly through a suitable hole 56 provided in a two-part pivotally mounted bracket 57, the two-parts of which bracket 57 are held together by a bolt 58 and are adapted to be spread apart, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 7 to permit the packing member 53 to be removed, the shaft 55 being. provided on both sides of the bracket 57 with handwheels 59 that may be moved in either direction to move the packing members 53.

The top wall of each of the recesses 52 is provided at a point near the shaft 20 with a pivotally secured flap valve 60 that is adapted to drop down, as clearly shown in Fig. 9, to close the opening formed by such recess to prevent water from passing out.-

wardly therethrough when the packing member is removed, such flap valve 60 be ingadaptedto be moved upwardly out of the way of the packing member 53 by pressure of the end of such member when it is '7 thrust into the recess 52. 1

As packing members 53 are worn away by the shaft 20 they can be moved inwardly toward such shaft by adjusting the handwheels 59 and when such packing members 53 are completely worn out they may be re; moved and replaced by new ones, the valve 60 closing the recesses 52 when the packing members 53 are removed thus permitting such members to be removed and replaced while the machine is running.

In order to provide water tight joints between the sections 15, 16 and 17 I have provided in the top flange 61 of each of such sections an annular recess 62 and upon the bottom flange 63 ofeach of such superposed sections I have provided an annular ridge 64 that is adapted when the sections are in ways similar to the passageways 28 in the enlarged head portion 27 of the screw 18, and which is secured to a shaft 67 similar to the shaft 20 and mounted in a similar manner whereby said screw member may be rotated to cause water within the casing 65 to move through such 'spiral grooves and be ejected from the outer ends thereof into a passageway 68 within the walls of the easing 65 from which passageway 68 such water passes into another passageway 69 and thence out of the top of the section 65 into any suitable discharge passageways (not shown).

In Fig. 16 I have shown a suitable form of discharge pipe 69 that may be connected with the top of the section 16 to take the place of the section 15 if desired, such dis charge pipe 69 providing a more direct passageway for water that is discharged from the sections 15.

Fig. 17 illustrates by a view partly in vertical section and partly in side elevation another modified form of my invention wherein a screw 70 that is similar to the screw 18 isdisposed within a casing 71 that is pro-- vided in its lower periphery with inlet openings 72 for liquid and in its upper portion with discharge openings 73 that are connected with suitable discharge pipes 74, the screw 7 0 being secured to a shaft 75 that is A layer of thin packwherein I have illustrated a 5:

formedand mounted inithe same' mann'er as the shaft 18 whereby the screw 70 maybe rotated at a? high rate of: speed to drrmz in water ,throughthe L inlet openings and expel such" water through the discharge pipes '74. i a

f InFig. 9 Ihave'i'llustratedan is vicethatmay be connected with the gear wheelQl and the bearing block 51 to give a signal when the-screw 18 is too low in the casing 19 thus to cause the bottomplate 23 of such screw to engage and wear the bottom surface of suchcasing; such device comprising a contact member 7 6 thatis secured to the lower side of the gearwheel 21 and which is adapted to engage with another contact member 77 to close an electrical circuit 78 when such gearwheel '21 has been lowered sufiiciently by wearing of the shaft 20 in the bearing plate 38 to permit the plate 23 to" touch the bottom of the casing 19, the

electrical circuit being energized by asuit of construction of the various parts embodied in my 'inachine may be resorted'to without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a vertically disposed and suitably supported cylindrical casing which is provided with an inlet passageway for fluid in its lower portion and with an outlet passageway in its upper portiomand a fluid passage-way between its upper and lower portions of a shaft disposed cencentrically within said casing and mounted to be rotatable in suitable bearings associated with said casing; an end thrust-bearing disposed exterior-1y of the casing a helicoidal propeller screw mounted securely on said shaft within said casing and adapted to extend from said inlet passage-way to said outlet passage-way, and arms linked at one end to said thrust bearing and adjustably connected at their other ends to said casing'toadjust said shaft with respect to its vertical position.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a suitably supported and vertically disposed cylindrical casing which is provided with passageways for fluid 1n its lower and upper portions, of a shaft mounted to be rotatable in suitable bearings associated vwith said casing and disposed with its axis concentric with the inner surface of the cylindrical Said wees and extending fb'elow' said casing; an: "end thrust bearing'forsaid shaft; ahelicoida'l propeller screw-securely mounted onksaid shaft within said casing andprovidedon its upper end with a headand onits 'lower en'd said shaft and arms linked at one end to said thrust bearing andadjustably connected at-thel'r other ends to said casing to adjust said shaft with respect to its vertical pcsition.

a 3; In a machine of the class described, the combination with a casing that is provided with inlet openings in its bottom, of a helicoidal propeller screw disposed within said casing, said screw, being provided on its lower end with a flat disk havlng' openings therein adapted when said screw is rotated to register with said inlet openings in saidcasing whereby liquid may enter through said openings and be conveyed upwardly by said screw;a head formed o-n the upper end of said casing said head being provided with splral discharge passageways that connect with said screw through which water may be discharged; a bearing shaft connect ed with said screw, means for rotating said bearing shaft, a thrust bearing for the lower end of said shaft, and arms linked at one end to said thrust bearing and adjustably connected at their other ends to said casingto adjust said shaft with respect to its vertical position. a

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a plurality of superposed casings which are provided with passageways lea'dingthrough said casings from one to another; of a screw propeller disposed in the lowermost one of said casings; means for conducting fluid to said lowermost casing; a

head provided on the top end of said screw propeller, said enlarged portion being provided with spiral passageways that extend between said screw and the upper passageway in the lowest one of said casingswhereby fluidfrom said screw may be discharged into said upper passageway in saidlowest casing with transversely ad ustable packing devices associated with said shaft intermediate the ends thereof; means for rotating said shaft, a thrust bearing for'the lower end of said shaft, and arms linked at, one end to said thrust bearing and adjustably connected at their other ends to said casing to adjust said shaft with respect to its vertical position.

5. In a machine of the classdescribed, the combination with a casing that is provided with inlet and outlet openings, of a conveyer screw adapted to fit within said casing; a shaft upon which said" conveyer screw is mounted; a vertically adjustable step bearing for the lower end of said shaft; means "adapted to rotate said shaft; and a packing box for the upper end of said shaft said packing box being provided with removable packing members which are adapted to be removed while said machine is in motion.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a vertically disposed cylinder that is provided with inlet openings, of a helical conveyer screw disposed to rotatably fit within said cylinder, the lower end of said conveyer screw being in close proximity to the bottom of said cylinder; a shaft upon which said conveyer screw is mounted; an end bearing for said shaft; a support for said end bearing; means for raising and lowering said support to adjust said conveyer screw vertically within said cylinder; and indicators to register the amount of vertical movement of said support.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a vertically disposed cylinder havin a plurality of holes provided in its bottom end; of a conveyer screw disposed within said cylinder said conveyer screw having an integral plate provided on its bottom end and said plate being formed with a plurality of openings that are adapted at certain times when said conveyer screw is revolved to register with said holes in the bottom of said cylinder through which holes fluid may enter the space between the fins of said screw; and means for rotating said screw.

8. A rotarv pump of the class described, embodying a vertically disposed cylindrical casing ,a shaft mounted in suitable bearings associated with said casing and disposed therein concentrica with the inner surface of the circumferential wall of said casing; a vertically adjustable end bearing adapted to engage with the surface of the bottom end of said shaft said adjustable end bearing being nxed to a verticallv movable cross-Dar; guides disposed to adapt them to guide said cross-bar in its vertical movement; a pair of QClJUStiD rods articulated to each of the end portions of said cross-bar and disposed to extend upwardly therefrom one of said adjusting rods being longer than the other thereof; suitably supported brackets disposed in a fixed relation to said cylindrical casing, two on each of opposite sides thereof and adapted to guide a different one of said pairs of adjusting rods in their vertical movements: and screw-threaded nuts associated with said rods and said brackets and adapted to be turned to raise and lower said rods and said cross-bar.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a casing having inlet and 1-1,, teases outlet openings in the lower and upper ends thereof, of a pair of spaced bearing blocks disposed upwardly of the casing, a conveyer screw within said casing, a supporting shaft for said screw extending through said bearing blocks, transversely adjustable packing members positioned between said blocks adapted to engage said shaft, and hinged flap valves adapted to be engaged by said packing members when said packing members are in operative position, said flap valves adapted to be moved to operative position to close the space caused by the removal of the packing members to permit the machine to continue operation.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a casing, of a conveyer screw within said casing, a vertical shaft to which said screw is fixed, driving means associated with the upper end of said shaft, an adjustable transverse member constituting a support for the lower end of said shaft, said member comprising a horizontal arm, screw rods articulated to each end thereof, brackets carried by said casing through which said screw rods extend, means associated with said rods for adjusting the same, and means associated with some of said rods to indicate the amount of vertical movement of said shaft.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a casing, of a conveyer screw arranged therein, a supporting shaft for said screw, transversely adjustable mem-' bers associated with said casing, packing members for said shaft carried by the transversely adjustable members, and means carried by said casing made operative to prevent leakage when said packing members are removed from said casing.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a plurality of superposed casings having fluid communicating passage-ways, of a conveyer screw arranged in the lowermost casing, a vertical supporting shaft for said casing, a driving shaft associated with the upper end of said supporting shaft extending through and positioned transversely of the middle casing, supporting means for the lower end of said shaft, lateral brackets carried by the lower casing and rods having their upper ends adjustably mounted in said brackets and pivotally connected at their lower ends to said shaft supporting means for varying the vertical position of the shaft.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this seventh day of April A. 1).,

PAUL J. STALEC. Witnesses:

FELIX BROWN, F. C. MATHEUY.

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